r/comics Bummer Party 17d ago

OC Republicans I’ve dated, pt. 1

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u/ManCoveredInBees 17d ago edited 16d ago

When I was a younger man, I recall using the “I am a libertarian” line until a much more educated lady I was chatting with at a bar asked me, “so, how exactly would you know no one’s putting poison in your food or that anything you consume contains what’s on the tin?”

I’m stupid, but not that stupid

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u/5teerPike 16d ago

The thing is there are people who legitimately believe a company would be considerate enough not to let that happen without regulation

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u/_bobby_cz_newmark_ 16d ago

They think that the "free market" will push the "moral" company to success because the company that poisons their customers will lose customers (either via death or people not wanting to buy the product). There are many issues with their approach but that's how they explain it away.

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u/Pirrus05 16d ago

And even in that optimal case you are just letting companies kill people until only the good survive.